i will just and adequate with the secretary said about the events at dover.hey are very distressing to u.s. and we intend, as the air force intends, to get to the bottom of it and to ensure that we continue to improve processes that may not have been executed properly and old folks accountable for it's appropriate to accountable. without alternate back to you, sir. >> mr. secretary, the other day you mentioned a statement issued at the air force investigation was thorough and today you're asking to take another look at that. what changed into you think -- was the air force not as upfront with you about some of the general counsel criticisms that may have been made that you are now aware of? and general dempsey, there's been a lot of discussion about possibly increasing troop strength in kuwait. can you talk about how important you think that maybe for security in the region and what possibly would be to missions and the capabilities you think would be necessary. >> on the first part of the question, i think they did do it are really poor. it was about 216 pag

but a series of recent scandals has shattered the dignity of dover. the partial remains of some service members have been cremated and unceremoniously dumped into this virginia landfill. defense secretary leon panetta declared today that's unacceptable. >> we have to send a clear signal to the american people that these kinds of actions that took place there cannot happen again. >> reporter: the problems at dover don't stop there. partial remains of other service members have been lost. in one case a technician sawed off the mutilated arm of a deceased marine so his uniform would fit for burial. stan mcdowell's son, mark mcdowell, was killed in afghanistan. parts of his remains may be missing. mcdowell now wonders about the rest. >> maybe there are some things that's not what i think they should be. but i will never know. >> reporter: caroline learner heads the u.s. office of special counsel. its investigation of dover found gross mismanagement, violation of rules and regulations and a pattern of misconduct and dishonesty. >> we are talking about peop

i wil just and adequate with the secretary said about the events at dover. they are very distressing to u.s. and we intend, as the air force intends, to get to the bottom of it and to ensurethat we continue to improve processes that may not have been executed properly and old folks accountable for it's appropriate to accountable. without alternate back to you, sir. >> mr. secretary, the other day you mentioned a statement issued at the air force investigation was thorough and today you're asking to take another look at that. what changed into you think -- was the air force not as upfront with you about some of the general counsel criticisms at may have been made that you are now aware of? and general dempsey, there's been a lot of discussion about possibly increasing troop streth in kuwait. can you talk about how important you think that maybe for security in the regionand what possibly would be to missions and the capabilities you think would be necessary. >> on the first part of the question, i think they did do it are really poor. it was about 216 pages a

fwroipt problems at dover don't stop there.ains of other service members have been lost. in one case a technician sawed off the mutilated arm of a deceased marine so his uniform would fit for burial. stan mcdowell's son was killed in afghanistan. parts of his remains may be missing. he now wonders about the rest. >> maybe there are some things that's not what i think they should be. but i'll never know. >> carolyn learner hosts the office of special counsel. >> we're talking about people who gave their lives for our country. and who are due the highest level of reverence and respect. >> secretary panetta order additional investigations into dover. even though the top three leaders at dover have been reprimanded nobody has been fired but secretary panetta said he'll look into that too. >> the father you just saw in that story, stan mcdowell joining me live. stan, good day to you. >> good afternoon, craig. >> when were you first made aware that there were some -- there were remains that were missing? >> it was last saturday morni

and what happened to the remains of fallen american heroes at dover air force base? david martin talks to the whistle blowers. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it's not the way you'd expect a football legend to leave, not joe paterno, not penn state, where the motto for athletes is "success with honor." but today, paterno, who is 84, wid he will retire at the end rf this season. after questions were raised about what he did and what he oiled to do after a longtime assistant coach was accused of sexually abusing boys, some of deem on campus. tonight, there is also word that tonight, there is also word that the university president may be the next out the door. our chief investigative correspondent armen keteyian has the latest from state college, pennsylvania. >> reporter: paterno made his announcement in a five-paragraph statement that said in part," i am absolutely devastated by the developments in the case. i grieve for the children and their families, and i pray for their comfort and relief." >>

within the dover military air force base. and leon panetta has said he has kept the door open for more disciplinary actions in the future. we'll see what happens. andrea? >> all right, surae chinn reporting live at the air force memorial in arlington, virginia. >>> traveling through maryland, you'll notice flags across the state will be at half staff today. it is in honor of lieutenant colonel david cabrera who lived in olney, maryland and worked at the university of health services in bethesda. colonel cabrera was one of four americans killed by a rodeside bomb on october 29th. >>> police in riot gear squared off against hundreds of high rioting penn state students following the firing of joe paterno. the crowd flipped over a television news van, threw rocks at the media and ripped down light poles. paterno and the school's president were fired last night following the arrest of former assistant football coach jerry sandusky on child sex abuse charges. several people also held a quiet vigil outside paterno's home to show the

>> i have no idea. >> reporter: three whistle blowers detail a whole series of problems at the dover mortuary. >> it is like a train wreck every single day working there. >> reporter: at first they were the ones the air force disciplined. >> i was terminated. fired. >> reporter: a federal office that protects whistle blowers stepped in and two ended up transfer but the head of the joint chief of staff says he is unsure dumping remains is wrong. >> it is common outside of the military. the disposition of human remains that are separateed from the principal portion. >> he wore the same uniform that my husband once wore. i don't know why he would think it is okay. >> officials told her that this wasn't going on. she said she was stone walled by the dover mortuary for over a year and has now heard the pentagon's promise toys bury any future remains at sea. but she says after what she has been through she has no faith in any promise from the military. >> wow, how painful. you hope that with these whistle blowers those remains will continue to be buried at sea. >> hopefully they will get t

night that remains of fallen american troops have been mishandled at dover air force base. after an investigation, the commander of the mortuary there received a career-ending letter of reprimand. well, david martin kept working on the story today, and he found the mortuary workers who first reported the trouble and who paid a price. >> reporter: these are people who almost never talk about their grim, heartbreaking work, mortuary technicians at dover air force base in delaware, where remains of the fallen come moment from iraq and afghanist afghanistan. >> working at dover it's like you get a train wreck every single day. >> reporter: at any one time, mary ellen spera keeps track of 1,000 different pieces of young bodies torn apart by war. then one day, a piece of ankle belonging to a soldier went missing. >> i went through the entire facility, every single rack. i couldn't find it. >> reporter: that must have been a terrible job. >> it's the job, sir and i'm proud to do it. >> reporter: bill zigarosky has worked at dover for 12 years and it's the first time a body part ha

the practices happened between 2003 and 2008 at the port mortuary in dover. families were often not notified. body parts were misplaced. in one case, the arm of a marine was sawed-off in order for his body to fit into his uniform. >> i went through the facility, every single rack, we couldn't find it. >> we asked them why they wouldn't go to the family and let them know what happened. their response was very clear. they couldn't be trusted. they might go to the press. >> reporter: coming up in the next half hour, we'll hear more from these whistle-blowers who worked there. they were mortuary workers. we'll find out what happened to them and what they're promising in the future. mike, andrea? >> surae, do we know what kind of disciplinary action can take place so it doesn't happen again? >> the special council says there was some disciplinary action but it was insufficient. in some cases, there were three people who were disciplined but they were not fired but they were moved about in different positions and the special council saying that's not enough. we'll

military war dead at dover air force base. dcyf secretary leon panetta has ordered the secretary. air force to reconsider his decision not to fire three supervisors at the military mortuary. but veterans groups say more needs to be done. sherry ly at arlington national cemetery with more. >> reporter: well, the mishandling of remains at dover air force base are reminiscent of what happened here at arlington national cemetery n that year-long report on dover, it shows that some of those remains ended up in a virginia landfill. dover air force base in delaware is where america's war dead come home, a scathing report now says that bad handling of remains have dishonored those who gave their lives. the office of special counsel found parts of bodies that were unidentified, improperly disposed of by air force morticians in landfills. three people were punished but no one was fired over what the report called gross mismanagement. leon panetta said additional probes are under way. >> all americans, including myself, are justifiably disturbed. >> we are not going to stand for this. we wil

get better. >> shocking news from dover air force base. a military investigation shows the dover mortuary lost body pars of fallen soldiers. happened to us in tap. three senior officials are disciplined. none of the missing pieces were found. the mortuary decided -- was seated for altering the bodies. >>> the national cathedral is getting ready to reopen on saturday. nearly three months after the powerful earthquake. the cathedral was badly damaged in the 5.8 quake. earlier, workers were seen rappeling down the side of the cathedral and inspecting for more damage. the repairs will cost tips of millions of dollars and could take a decade to complete. >>> it was a dream come true for service members in the area. a chance to play around the video games with redskins players. the event was organized by the non-profit group pro versus g.e. joe and they arrange them throughout the football season. the troops and players and skype with military members leave seas. they brought a lot -- overseas. they brought a lot of joy to everyone involved. >>

air force base in dover, delaware. surae chinn has more information. >> reporter: asthma reasons celebrate its 236th birthday as we approach veterans day to honor our men and women, the air force is underfire for despicable acts, treating remains like trash. the office of special counsel says there was gross mishandling of body parts, some lost at the port mortuary at the dover air force base. >> i got out of the air force. >> reporter: it was common practice to misplace, cremate and dump them at a king george county landfill between 2003 to 2008 until three mortuary workers blew the whistle. >> i went through the entire facility, every single rack, i couldn't find it. >> in one case, the arm of a marine was sawed-off in order for his body to fit into his uniform. >> there is a way to bury those honorably rather than to treat them as refuse. >> there were five instances where fetal remains of military families were shipped to dover inside plastic pails and put in cardboard boxes. >> we owe them so much respect and hono

dover air force base is where america's war dead are brought home.thing report now says that bad handling of remains has dishonored though who gave their lives. parts of bodies were unidentified, improp her i disposed of by air force morticians in landfills. three people were punished but no one was fired over what the report called gross mismanagement. secretary of defense leon pan eight said additional probes are under way. >> all americans including myself are justifiably disturbed. >> we are not going to stand for this. we are not going to allow this to exist. we have to do it better. it has to be corrected. >> reporter: the report found that body parts from those killed in afghanistan were lost twice. it also found in that report that the arm bone of a dead marine was sawed off so that he could fit into his upform. that is the latest at arlington. back to you. >>> roam will honor the nation's veterans today by laying a wreath at arlington. the first lady will also be there. the ceremony starts at 11:00 this morning. >>> a question from a constit

no one needs to convince me that you want to get this right at dover. i will tell you what i do want to bring to your attention i've done so today and that is defining at the office of special counsel. people understand what it is. it is an investigatory and prosecution oriented agents the his primary responsibility under our law is to be independent of all the agencies and protect whistleblowers. what i am concerned about their investigation into what the air force did in response to whistleblowers and specifically the fact that the ig of the air force failed to admit wrongdoing in their report. and while i understand people have been moved around as a result of problems that have occurred because of the mishandling of the sacred remains of the fallen, i am not sure they been held as accountable for example is what we saw in arlington with that heartbreaking incompetence. i want to make sure there is an independent investigation as to whether or not the ig shaded it a little bit because everyone is feeling protective of the institution for the right re

the charges came from three whistle-blowers, each of whom works at dover air force base at the mortuary. these were embalmers and technicians who worked there for a number of years and they filed complaints with a number of agencies, including the inspector general of the air force, with the department of defense, and with the office of special counsel and this happened in about april and may 2009 and that's what... excuse america 2010, and that's what prompted the investigations. the. >> warner: and what is the major point of disagreement here between the air force probe and the office of special counsel which seems quite a bit harsher. >> it is quite a bit harsher, margaret. the air force as you noted earlier investigated these allegations in detail and while they did find a pattern of quote/unquote gross mismanagement they found that these individual allegations of missing body parts and improperly handled remains were not a violation of specific rules or procedures and no one had personally broke any rules. the office of special counsel took strong exception to that. they said this

. >>> and dover air force base.fficials there now admitting they dumped some cremated body parts of our war heroes into landfills. yes. their relatives had no idea until the "washington post" started asking some questions. we're going to talk to one of the post reporters about his investigation. what a story. >>> in the wake of the penn state scandal, tough questions on how powerful people are able to target vulnerable children. we're talking to well known psychologist jeff gardere with advice for parents. >>> in honor of veterans day, cnn is going in focus in the men and women who have served our country. we want to share with you amputee velts tea a team of amputee haitian earthquake survivors, showing the world that competitive spirit and the ability to overcome cannot be removed with simply the loss of a limb. >> you go out there thinking, i'm going to be okay. i'm going to come home safe. all of a sudden something happens to you. and everything is just like slow motion. i was in afghanistan. we were running an

i have no faith in dover that our soldiers are being treated there with respect. at all. >> reporter: three years ago, the air force realized in one general's words this is not right. ever since then, remains that never reached their loved ones are buried at sea. >> pelley: david, thank you very much. the engineer who developed a new way to fight cancer after watching his wife go through chemotherapy. wednesday, december 7th. call unitedhealthcare medicare solutions today. consider a medicare advantage plan. it combines your doctor and hospital coverage and may include prescription drug coverage for as low as a zero dollar monthly premium. you only have until december 7th to enroll. call unitedhealthcare today. and it's your fault. instead of blaming me try advil congestion relief. often the real problem is swelling, not mucus. advil congestion relief reduces swelling due to nasal inflammation. so i can breathe. [ mucus ] advil congestion relief. yum. that's good. you've always loved the taste of classic campbell's soups. well, guess what? we're just getting warme

. >>> disgrace at dover air force base. investigation into the mishandled remains of war heroes shifts to a virginia landfill. >>> new beginning for the d.c. world war i memorial. details of the renovation. >>> what's motivating redskins kyle shanahan? and mistakes that >>> the police in state college, pennsylvania are looking at video from the riots. they want to identify student that is damaged property. thousands of students stormed the streets in support of joe paterno after he and the president of the university were fired by the board of trustees. they did that because of the two officials handseling of or mishandling of child sex abuse allegations against a former assistant coach. >>> the suv used to kidnap a nationals catcher was found last night. his abductors vehicle was set on fire before it was abandoned in a nearby town. so far, no ransom demands. >> rick perry is trying to get past a brain freeze from the debate on cnbc. he could not remember one of the government agencies he wanted to cut if selected. he fumb

air force base in dover misplaced body parts of soldier remains from iraq and afghanistan. the air force disciplined three officials for gross mismanagement but didn't fire anyone. >> while their performance did not reach standards, this was not a deliberate act. >> during the investigation, the military did not inform the four families of the service members whose remains were allegedly mishandled. the military reached out to the families over the weekend. >> it was in the better interest of the families to have the definitive position on this. not an interim call, not a we'll get back to you with more. >> as far back as march, we were encourage the air force to inform the families about what happened. they could have informed the families from the beginning when they knew what had happened be. they chose not to. >> the office of special counsel says the air force tried to fire two whistle- blowers but they've been given their jobs back. >> reporter: the white house is said to be reviewing the report by the office of special counsel. >>> one of the teenagers shot in d.c. o

- by echoing what the secretary said about the events at dover. with that, i will turn it back to you. >> mr. secretary, you said that you thought the air force investigation was thorough and you supported their disciplinary actions. today you're saying to them to take another look at that. what changed? not ase airport's upfront with you about the general counsel criticisms -- was the air force not as upfront with you about the general counsel criticisms? general dempsey, there has been discussion about possibly increasing troop strength in kuwait. can you talk about how important you think that maybe for security in the region and would possibly would be the missions and the capabilities that you think would be necessary there? >> in the first part of the question, i think they did do a thorough report. it was about 213 pages and some additional supplements added by the secretary of the air force. that was forwarded to the office of the special counsel. as a result of that report, they have taken a number of significant steps to correct the proc

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. >>> also this morning, the investigation into the mishandling of remains at dover air force base has widened. fox 5 morning news continues right now. now. >>> take a look outside. already starting to see a little bit of daylight. it is 6:00 this morning. today, if you were into numerology, is a huge day. it is 11-11-11. it is also a friday and makes it a very good day for all of us here. we enjoy that. thank you for being with us. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> let's say good morning to tony perkins. i saw the sun coming up. >> we should have booked a new ulm rolling for the show today to tell us what it means. >> i wonder if it really means -- >> it means something in numbers. i don't know what. >> i hope it is good luck. >> we'll see what we can find out. >> let's take a look at what is going on out there. here are some other numbers for you. we know what these mean. it means it is cold out. 42degrees in washington. 39 at dulles airport. here is a look at the winds across the region. let's see. 10-mile per hour winds in the district. they've been gusting up to 0. 15-m

it happened to the remains that came through dover air force base after their record cremated -- after they were cremated. most of them were from afghanistan and iraq bourse. one woman said that her husband was thrown in the trash. officials say they don't know how many soldiers remains went through the process. they also typically did not notify family members about the method of disposal. the allegations go even further. sawed off -- the mortuary sawed off the arm of a marine so that he would fit in the coffin. they have since changed their procedures, now 0 disposing of the bodies at sea. one person has been suspended from their job. >>> the marine corps is celebrating its 235th birthday. the interior secretary honors d.c. veterans at the rededication of the d.c. war memorial and defense secretary leon panetta will dedicate the new walter reed national military medical center today. >>> 49 degrees on this pleasant thursday. >> still ahead, a good night for taylor swift. the 21-year-old makes it two in a row. >> a foggy start to this >>> good morning, washington. bladensburg band. go

-- mishandling of remains at dover. >>> you decide. tonight the gop presidential hopefuls gather in michigan for a cnbc debate that was supposed to focus on the economy, but embattled businessman her can cain couldn't escape a question about the sex -- herman cain couldn't escape a question about the sexual harassment question. the panel asked cain a question. >> the voters have voted with their knowledge and they are saying they don't care about the character assassination. they care about leadership and getting this economy growing and all of the other problems we face. >> are you persuaded by what mr. cain has said? would you keep him on if you had bought his company? [ boos ] >> look, herman cain is the person to respond to these questions. he just did. the people in this room and across country can make their own assessment. >> we'll go more in depth into the debate in a few minutes with wtop political analyst mark plotkin. first the other big political story tonight, two of herman cain's accusers say they will hold a joint press

but defense secretary leon panetta has ordered an independent review into how dover handled remains of of us will be satisfied until we have proven to the families of our fallen heroes that we have taken every step possible to protect the honor and dignity that their loved ones richly deserve. >> reporter: some families are distraught. >> most devastating and it is -- saddening and it is shocking for our families to hear what happened. >> reporter: there are growing questions about what the air force did once it learned of another problem, whistle blower reports of missing body parts at dover. panetta ordered the air force to investigate itself again. this time to determine if the whistle blowers suffered reprisal. >> what i am concerned about is their investigation into what the air force did in response to the whistle blowers. specifically, the fact that the i.g. of the air force, they failed to admit wrongdoing in their report. >> there were clearly were unacceptable mistakes made. whether they constitute wrongdoing is another matter entirely. >> reporter: but when asked if it was w

scene that's repeated itself over and over again as the remains of dead soldiers return home through dover air force base. behind the scenes federal investigators found people lost body parts and at least one instance cut the arm from a soldier so he would fit into a coffin. >> this is not acceptable. we need to get to the bottom of this. this is about respect. respect for the veterans. >> reporter: the wars have cost more than 6,000 american lives. now some families reportedly concerned offer if the remains they buried were their son or daughter, husband or wife. >> i feel bad for the families because sometimes that is all they can bring back and to get closure you need to know that your loved one is where you want them to be. >> the defense department and the government needs to step up and put the processes in place to treat the remains with the dignity they deserve. >> reporter: for its part the air force said the fact three workers turned whistle blower revealing the problems is proof they view this like a sacred duty. >> they are still employed and they are making great contributions

the centered on the dover air force base in delaware. some of the remains were cremated and dumped at a landfill in king george county. we have the breaking developments on this. >> airforce officials confirm what many call an unbelievable practice by the u.s. military, taking body parts of those killed in action, incinerating the them, and dumping them into a virginia landfill. their family members had no idea. >> i am almost in tears. >> to recess smith is heartbroken to hear that body parts of fallen men and women were mishandled or back on u.s. soil. >> they should have been laid to rest and their families and friends contacted. this is devastating. >> devastating to hear that the remains were never matched with their rightful owners. instead, "the washington post" reports that there were cremated incinerated, and dumped at this landfill in king george virginia primarily of those returning from iraq and afghanistan. >> this is not a deliberate act. >> them negligence goes further. while at dover allegedly the arm of the marine was so

margaret warner looks at the charges of gross mismanagement in handling remains of america's war dead at dover air force base. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: first greece and now italy. fears that europe's debt crisis has taken a new turn for the worse drove markets down today. theow jones industrial avere lost 389 points 3% to close below 11,781. the nasdaq fell more than 105 points to close at 2,621. investors were shaken by the collapse of power-sharing talks in greece. and they were not reassured by news that italy's long-time and often-controversial prime minister will step down. we begin with james mates of "independent television news" re

three whistle blowers reported the mishandled remains at dover and some of the unidentified remains were dumped in a virginia landfill. dover air force base is where america's war dead come home, a scathing report now says that bad handling of remains have dishonored those who gave their lives. parts of bodies were unidentified improperly disposed off by air force morticians in landfill. three people were punished but no one was fired over what the report called gross mismanagement. secretary of defense leon panetta says that additional probes are under way aren't all americans, including myself, are justifiably disturbed. >> we are not going to stand for. this we are not going to allow this to exist. we have to do this better. it has to be corrected. >> the report found that body parts from troops killed in afghanistan were lost twice and that, in one case, arm bone of a dead marine was sawed off to fit into his uniform. secretary panetta says that those families need to get an apology. sherry lee, thank you. >>> it is veterans day, the official day that we all hon your our veterans. th

family pems are speaking out about reports that their loved one's remains were mishandled at dover air force base. cremated bodies ended up at a land fill in virginia. this father just fond out his son could be among them. >> they had one bag going from one station to the next station. the guy that was transferring it noticed there was not anything in the bag. maybe there are some things that's not what i think they should be but i'll never know. >> three senior officials at dover have been disciplined but so far no one has been fired. defense secretary leon pan et says he's looking into that. >> outside tonight temperatures are falling and that ain't all. doug? >> not only are we going to see low temperatures tomorrow, we're going to see something we haven't seen too much all year long. and that so far is the wind chill. currently 36 at frederick, 36 in leesburg, stanton at 26 degrees and currently 44 in washington. that's nothing come pared to what you'll see when you wake up tomorrow morning. i'll show what you i'm talking about in my full forecast in just a couple of minutes. >> in

three whistle blowers reported the problem at dover. the office of special counsel found part of three bodies misidentified. three people were funnished but no one was fired over what a report calls gross mismanagement. all american, including myself are justifiably disturbed. we are not going to stand for. this we are not going to allow this to exit. woof to do it betterment it has to be corrected. >> the report found that poddy parts from troop killed in afghanistan were lost twice and that in another case, the arm bone of a dead marine was sawed off to fit into his uniform. that's the latest here in arlington. back to you. >> thank you. sherry >>> on capitol hill, just in time for veterans day, the congress passed a bill that would allow a tax break for those who hire veterans. the president's signature would make it the first fragment of the jobs bill that was passed. >>> if you missed this morning, we had a surprise shower for holly morris. >> we have nor surprises coming. >> we brought it way up in my frantic push to get her. now

. >>> there is a disturbing story tonight at dover air force base in delaware. this is a tough one, because it's the place we've all become familiar with, where the remains of americans killed in battle are first returned home. three air force officials have been reprimanded after the loss and mishandling of body parts of dead service members. and in an apparent attempt to cover it up, two whistle-blowers were fired. the u.s. office of special counsel found evidence of gross mismanagement, dishonesty and misconduct among the three top leaders at the dover mortuary. as of tonight no one has been relieved of their duties. >>> still ahead here this evening, an emotional debate over when someone becomes a person. this could impact women, the choices they make about their families. >>> and later, tonight's fly by. a new perspective on that massive asteroid that just hurdled past us here on earth. >>> it is election day today. and voters in mississippi are considering a strict new ban on birth control, abortion and strict new rules about birth control and fertility tr

you can see the visibility changes, less than a mile from easton to dover.e down to five in baltimore. that fog trying to creep in out of the east but that front pushing in out of the west which should help clear that out. humidity high though when you hit that 100% mark you can bet there will be that potential for fog especially with no wind to speak of. tomorrow neighborhood by neighborhood, federal hill and fell's point, mid50s around midday and then temperatures will rapidly cool off. our satellite radar view showing some of the showers pushing in out of the west and to the east there is a weather maker as well. more on that but you see that cold air, that's the main thing lue notice. a few showers but breezier and colder air punching in. it'll hang around for veteran's day. off shore, here we go, we have tropical storm shaun which could make hurricane strength tomorrow. the outer bands of showers should stay safely off shore of the beach. the bottom line still a significant late season storm. a tropical storm warning up in bermuda and will continue to w

and then dumped ashes of americans killed in action into a virginia landfill from 2003 until 2008, dover says the practice was only for body parts that could not be identified or later recovered from the battlefield latest details are coming to light after several federal investigation showed mishandling of remains at dover. >>> new details this morning on that no show professor at george washington university, students who received a grades will have tuition for that course refunded but still get credit for taking it. the professor resigned last month after students complained she never taught two semesters of a course in the physician assistance program students will receive credit for the class because they earned it through experiences and other course work. >> from facebook to twitter and linked in many of us have online profiles and with that an online reputation how do you protect that. up next, an expert how to keep your online image weeky clean. >> speaking of internet one woman who had her bike stolen used the internet to fight back we will tell you how she got a bike back from

military war dead at dover air force base. defense secretary leon panetta has ordered the secretary of the air force to reachers decision not to fire three -- to rye search the decision not to fire three -- to research the decision to not to -- research the decision not to fire three employees. >> reporter: scathe reports says bad handling of some remains dishonored those who gave their lives. >> all americans including myself are justifiably disturbed. >> reporter: the u.s. office of special counsel found parts of bodies that were unidentified were improperly disposed of by air force morticians in landfills. secretary of defense leon panetta says additional prones are underway. >> -- probes are underway. >> to determine whether there are management reprisals that have been taken at dover against the whistleblowers. this is a serious issue. someone who voted for the whistleblower legislation. >> reporter: the investigation began in may of 2010. the air force lost body parts of two service members in 2009 which included ankle a

they acknowledge that on two occasions in 2009 the dover mortuary lost body parts of fallen soldiers. between '03 and '08 they cremated some body parts and dumped them in a virginia landfill without the permission of the soldier's families. scott smith's remains were dumped back in 2006 and today his widow expressed her outrage. >> no service member or no human being at all should be placed into a landfill, no matter whether it's a fingernail, a foot or an entire body. >> the commanding officer of the dover mortuary at the time these incidents happened is now working at the pentagon. he was given a letter of reprimand. two of his top civilian deputies took pay cuts. he says he is now looking at the possibility of opposing additional penalties. >>> mauled while out on a walk. the owner of two small dogs say his pups were attacked by two other dogs in the same neighborhood. it happened earlier today in southeast. our ken molestina is live there right now. ken. >> reporter: derek, what a sad story. one of the dogs is dead tonight. the other one is in an animal hospital with serious injur

the dover base is the largest military mortuary in the country. >>> a key vote for the future of italy today as greece squares in the new prime minister. for details on both, let's bring in cnbc's steve sedgwick. good morning. >> a very good day to you, matt. perhaps a new chapter in the euro zone debt crisis if not the end of the crisis both in italy and greece, which we have all been looking at for a long time. new faces at the top. let's start off in italy, mario monty, a european commission man, he has been made a senator for life. it seems after a senate vote and a lower chamber vote, this weekend, we could see him replacing silvio berlusconi as the new prime minister of italy leaving a government of technocrats. a similar story over in greece. lucas pap lucas papademos, it is expected that his new government will be squorn in around noon. new characters, is it going to be the same old story? >> we seal if they stabilize the markets today. >>> still ahead on "way too early" how great to have thursday night football. raiders and chargers fighting for first place in san diego as we